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Meadowbank School WW II memorial: biographies

documentary heritage
  • Description

    "Short biographies for twenty of the twenty-one boys of Meadowbank School, Waiatarua Rd Remuera, whose names are on the WW II memorial at the school ... made ... originally for the 75th celebration of the school" [Ref. Donor's cover letter]

  • Other Id

    586 (Presto content ID)

    MS-1994-27 (Reference Number)

    M 595 (DBTextworks system ID)

    94/27 (Registration number)

  • Department

    Manuscripts

Images and documents

Catalogue

  • Object Type

    manuscript

  • Name/Title
    Meadowbank School WW II memorial: biographies
  • Primary Maker

     Miss Erica Cowan

  • Date
    1990
  • Physical Description

    1 folder (22 items)

  • Level of Current Record
    Parent
  • Related Object Notes
    MS 91/11; MS 91/24; MS 92/29; MS 1049; MS 2005/24
  • Provenance Details
    Provenance: The biographies were compiled by Miss Erica Cowan for the 75th anniversary celebrations of Meadowbank School, Remuera, in 1990, with help from the boys' families and friends, Radio Pacific and from Miss Cowan's own knowledge, having lived in the Meadowbank School district all her life. [Ref. Letter from Erica Cowan, Auckland, to Mr (Peter) Hughes, Archives, Auckland Institute and Museum, dated 5 February 1993. Correspondence folder 3844-06, January - December 1993]
  • Last Update
    04 Nov 2022
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